Free Sampler (Baboon)
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Free Sampler is a promotional cassette by Baboon
. It contains two tracks from the album secret robot control
. It was distributed for free at live shows and in press kits by Wind-up Records
in 1997.
The back of the cassette reads:
Baboon (band)
Baboon is a rock band originally from Denton, Texas.The band formed in 1991. Their fourth studio album, titled Baboon, was released on October 10, 2006.Baboon appeared on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger titled "Hall of Fame" in 1996...
. It contains two tracks from the album secret robot control
Secret robot control
Secret Robot Control is the second full-length album by the band Baboon. It was released in April 1997 on Wind-Up Records. The title of the album is taken from a painting by Todd Ramsell, which is featured on the album's cover...
. It was distributed for free at live shows and in press kits by Wind-up Records
Wind-Up Records
Wind-up Entertainment, Inc. is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 by Alan Meltzer, former owner of CD One Stop, following his 1996 purchase of Grass Records. Wind-up is currently the largest independently-owned record label in the world...
in 1997.
The back of the cassette reads:
- "The four young men of Baboon hail from DentonDenton, TexasThe city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and proudly present you with two of the reasons why they've become the state's premier cutting-edge rock band. Taken from their new album secret robot controlSecret robot controlSecret Robot Control is the second full-length album by the band Baboon. It was released in April 1997 on Wind-Up Records. The title of the album is taken from a painting by Todd Ramsell, which is featured on the album's cover...
, "Night of the Long Knives" and "Numb" are the sounds of good ideas being ripped to shreds. Listening to Baboon, you're not sure whether to dance, mosh, hug your girl, or punch someone in the face.
- Get hip while their young bodies can still take the abuse!"
Personnel
- Brian Schmitz - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(on "Numb"), guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(on "Night of the Long Knives"), backing vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Mike Rudnicki - guitar (on "Numb"), bass (on "Night of the Long Knives"), backing vocals,
- Steven Barnett - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, final sequencing - Andrew Huffstetler - lead and backing vocals
- Dave Willingham - producer, mixer (on "Night of the Long Knives"), final sequencing
- Paul Quigg - mixer (on "Numb")
- Andy VanDette - mastering
- Todd Ramsell - album artwork
- Chris Plavidal - photos